Defenition of the word caterpillar
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Defenition of the word caterpillar
- The wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth.
- a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- (trademark) a tractor that is driven by caterpillar tracks
- having caterpillar treads or tracks on the wheels; "a caterpillar-tracked earthmover"
- a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
- a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
Synonyms for the word caterpillar
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- cat
- Caterpillar
- caterpillar-tracked
- crawler
Similar words in the caterpillar
Meronymys for the word caterpillar
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- caterpillar tracks
- caterpillar tread
- Lepidoptera
- order Lepidoptera
Hyponyms for the word caterpillar
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- army worm
- armyworm
- beet armyworm
- bollworm
- cabbageworm
- cankerworm
- corn borer
- cutworm
- fall armyworm
- giant silkworm
- inchworm
- lappet caterpillar
- looper
- Manduca quinquemaculata
- Manduca sexta
- measuring worm
- Phthorimaea operculella
- Pieris rapae
- potato tuberworm
- potato worm
- Pseudaletia unipuncta
- Pyrausta nubilalis
- silkworm
- Spodoptera exigua
- Spodoptera frugiperda
- tent caterpillar
- tobacco hornworm
- tomato hornworm
- tomato worm
- tussock caterpillar
- webworm
- wild wilkworm
- woolly bear
- woolly bear caterpillar
Hypernyms for the word caterpillar
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- larva
- tracked vehicle
- tractor
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